Conditions Treated
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Pediatric Psychosocial Issues
- Psychosocial Issues Related to Chronic Disease (General)
- Gender:
- Male
Special Interests
Child psychology and neuropsychology; chronic illness and health behavior
Teaching or Professional Positions
No current positions.
Industry Relationships & Collaborations
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Affiliations with the University of Colorado Denver
Professor of Psychiatry
Professional Memberships
American Thoracic Society
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Fellow
American Psychological Association
International Neuropsychological Society
Awards & Recognition
Lifetime Achievement Award, Behavioral Science Assembly, American Thoracic Society
Editorial Boards:
Journal of Pediatric Psychology;
Journal of Asthma;
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Publications
Glasgow RE, Dickinson P, Fisher L, Christiansen S, Toobert DJ, Bender BG, Dickinson LM, Jortberg B, and Estabrooks PA. Use of RE-AIM to develop a multi-media facilitation tool for the patient-centered medical home. Implementation Science 2011;6:118-128.
Krishnan JA, Bender BG, Wamboldt FS, Szefler SJ, Adkinson NF, Zeiger RS, Wise RA, Bilderback AL, Rand CS, and the Adherence Ancillary Study Group. Adherence to inhaled corticosteroids: An ancillary study of the Childhood Asthma Management Program clinical trial. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2012;129:112-8.
Bender BG. Nonadherence to COPD treatment: What have we learned and what do we do next? COPD: The Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2012:9:209-220.
Bender BG, Aloia MS, Rankin AE and Wamboldt FS. Translational behavioral research in respiratory medicine. Chest 2011; 139: 1279-1284
Bender BG, Dickinson P, Rankin A, Wamboldt FS, Zittleman L and Westfall JM. The Colorado Asthma Toolkit Program: Evaluation of a practice coaching intervention to improve asthma care in rural primary care practices in the High Plains Research Network. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine 2011; 24: 2440-248